Comparing the Implementation of a Best Practice Crime Policy Across Cities

Administration and Society

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 371-394

  Bond, Brenda J ^a   Gebo, Erika ^a  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

crime policy; gangs; policy implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898678049     PISSN: 00953997     EISSN: 15523039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399712459721     Document Type: Article

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